tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145999563610110636.post-58141502936905604182018-02-21T19:52:00.002Z2018-02-21T19:52:42.470ZNew Zealand PM urged to expand royal commission over St John of God child-sex abuse Australian victims of notorious St John of God Brother Bernard McGrath have urged New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern<strong> to include churches</strong> in a child abuse royal commission after McGrath's fight against extradition from New Zealand stopped the Australian royal commission from a public inquiry into the Catholic order.<br />Victims, their families and advocates in Australia and New Zealand are mobilising after the New Zealand government established the child abuse royal commission on February 1, but <strong>controversially failed to include sport- and faith-based institutions</strong>, and restricted investigations to sexual and physical abuse allegations between 1950 and 1999 where the state was involved.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/new-zealand-pm-urged-to-expand-royal-commission-over-st-john-of-god-childsex-abuse-20180221-h0wfnd.html">http://www.smh.com.au/national/new-zealand-pm-urged-to-expand-royal-commission-over-st-john-of-god-childsex-abuse-20180221-h0wfnd.html</a>Andy Bialeknoreply@blogger.com